CVE-2023-25749
Published: 2 June 2023
Android applications with unpatched vulnerabilities can be launched from a browser using Intents, exposing users to these vulnerabilities. Firefox will now confirm with users that they want to launch an external application before doing so. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions of Firefox are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 111.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | mozjs contains a copy of the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine |
| mdeslaur | starting with Ubuntu 22.04, the firefox package is just a script that installs the Firefox snap |
| alexmurray | Only affects Firefox on Android |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(debian: Android-specific)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
|
mozjs38 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs52 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs68 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs78 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
mozjs91 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
|
| focal |
Needed
|
|
| jammy |
Needed
|
|
| kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(firefox on Android only)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.3 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |